Bush comments on possible troop reduction in surprise visit to Iraq

SARAH PASTOR SEP722@CABRINI EDU STAFF WRITER

President Bush made an unofficial appearance at Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar Province, Iraq on Monday to announce the possibility of a troop reduction in the near future after considerable military success in the area. Recent alliance with Sunni tribes in Anbar is one of the few indicators that Bush’s strategy announced in January, ordering 30,000 additional troops to the country, shows any signs of success. While no specific timeline was indicated, the president did assure local troops that “..if the kind of success we are seeing now continues, it will be possible to maintain the same level of security with fewer American forces.”

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